On Aspiration, Anthony Bourdain & Learning How to Live
Tony Bourdain gave me agency and taught me, a young Indian woman who wanted to see the world, how to live. I got the news … Read more
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Review: Cycling Across Small-town India In Nautanki Diaries
Nautanki Diaries By Dominic Franks Rupa Publications (Feb. 2018) 272 Pages *** When 30-year-old Dominic Franks decided to do a cross-country bicycle ride from Bengaluru … Read more
Get Your Last-Minute $400K Dream Trip To India From Neiman’s Christmas Catalog
Looking for a last minute Christmas gift to share with someone special? How about a $400,000 trip to India! Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus’ Christmas … Read more
On Being “Othered” In A Hip Guatemalan Hostel
International traveler’s hostels are generally known for catering to young twenty-somethings seeking an authentic travel experience as opposed to the commercialization and fakeness of popular … Read more
4 Things We Love About the ‘Ticket to Visit Mum’ Ad
A recent ad from British Airways struck an emotional chord with viewers. It featured Alka Dubey in Mumbai preparing a dish for her son in … Read more
Uh-Oh. The Pentagon Considers Well-Traveled, Broke Indian American Women Threats
The Huffington Post’s Matt Sledge recently introduced readers to “Hema,” a character in an online training given to Pentagon employees to teach them how to … Read more
McSpicys are McYummy: The Joys of Eating Fast Food Abroad
Ask any one of my close friends or family members about my eating habits, and most likely the word “picky” will fly out of their … Read more
Notes on Photographing Walls in Rajasthan
For me, walls are mirrors: Mirrors which reflect the outside to show the inside. Looking inside the mirrors, you are looking inside yourself. Beneath the … Read more
Stranger in a Strange Land
It always happens like this. A snow storm. A rain storm. An inept travel agent. I can never seem to get overseas in a timely, … Read more
The Perennial Plate Visits India and Sri Lanka on its World Tour
(“Walking Sri Lanka”) Chef Daniel Klein and co-producer/filmmaker Mirra Fine are the creators of The Perennial Plate, a weekly online documentary series that tells the stories … Read more
